Your Child Can Succeed In School: What You Need To Say
Carol Dweck, a leading psychologist at Columbia University advises parents to stop praising children for their innate intelligence. When we tell children, “you are so smart”, “you are so bright”, “you are best at math” we are doing a great disservice. In documented studies, children praised in this way, have a hard time performing well […]
Do We Really Need Parenting Classes?
Why this abundance of parenting books and classes? Are we doing it all wrong? Is our generation different then previous generations? Why isn’t love enough anymore? Modern parents are facing challenges that were unheard of 50, 60 years ago. Technology has developed so quickly in the past 100 years we can hardly stop for a […]
Why Kids Are Not Listening and What You Need To Do
It is often lamented that children are misbehaving more and more. Whining, tantrums, back talk are the norm. Parents are often at a loss on how to manage their children’s negative behavior and struggle to set limits and stick to their rules. Most adults would agree that they are uncomfortable asserting authority in their home […]